Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Know What's Happening in Large Cap Stocks
Qualcomm launches $20 billion buyback and lifts dividend to $0.92
Qualcomm unveiled a $20 billion share repurchase program and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.92 per share, aiming to bolster investor confidence as its smartphone business faces challenges.
The Acquirer’s Multiple® Large‑Cap screen highlights a persistent valuation gap where capital‑intensive cyclicals, commodity‑linked firms, and financials trade at deep discounts despite solid operating income and free‑cash‑flow generation. Energy giants like Equinor and Petrobras, steel producer ArcelorMittal, and banks such as Synchrony and BNY Mellon showcase low multiples and high cash‑yield but remain priced for downside narratives. Share buybacks dominate capital returns, yet market sentiment favors growth and credit‑stress stories over tangible earnings power. This disconnect creates a fertile landscape for disciplined value investors seeking long‑term alpha.
All eyes on $NVDA heading into tomorrow which technically DID make its highest close of 2026 today, but yet could face some headwinds from a cycle composite which is "not too bullish" starting next month https://t.co/XW54gpjWXm Important to keep a close eye...
South Korea's KOSPI index surged past the 6,000 mark, closing at a record 6,085 on Wednesday. The rally was powered by a sharp rise in global memory demand, lifting Samsung Electronics 2.5% and SK Hynix 2.1%. The benchmark is now...
Universal Health Services reported a 10% same‑facility EBITDA increase in Q2 2025, driven by higher acute‑care pricing and a 5.7% rise in net revenue. Adjusted patient days grew, especially in behavioral outpatient services, while cash flow from operations fell $167 million year‑over‑year....
Churchill Downs reported 2019 net revenue of $1.3 billion and a record adjusted EBITDA of $451 million, up 32% and 37% year‑over‑year respectively. The company returned $115 million to shareholders and has now delivered over $1 billion in cumulative returns across five years while...
Hovnanian Enterprises reported third‑quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $801 million, an 11% year‑over‑year increase driven by higher deliveries. Adjusted EBITDA reached $77 million, topping the high end of management guidance, while adjusted gross margin slipped to 17.3% due to a rise in...
Dine Brands Global reported Q3 2025 revenue up 10.8% to $216.2 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell to $49 million amid temporary restaurant closures and higher G&A costs. Applebee’s delivered 3.1% comparable‑sales growth and 22.9% off‑premise sales share, whereas IHOP posted a 1.5%...
Seadrill reported Q4 2025 revenue of $176 million and adjusted EBITDA of $109 million, while posting a $4.7 million net loss due to a $23 million charter settlement. The company booked an $11.3 million gain on the sale of a Suezmax tanker, delivering about $26 million...
Urban Outfitters reported a record third‑quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, up 12% year‑over‑year, and net income of $116 million, a 13% increase. All five brands posted positive comparable sales, with the Urban brand delivering a 13% global comp and Anthropologie achieving its...
Synopsys reported record FY 2025 revenue of $7.05 billion, a 15% increase, and a backlog exceeding $11 billion, driven by the recent ANSYS acquisition and strong hardware‑assisted verification demand. The company guided FY 2026 revenue of $9.56‑$9.66 billion, with ANSYS expected to contribute $2.9 billion and...
Carlisle Companies reported fiscal Q4 2025 revenue of $1.1 billion, a modest 0.4% increase, bringing full‑year sales to $5 billion. Adjusted earnings per share fell 13% to $3.90 in the quarter, while adjusted EBITDA margin slipped to 22.1%. The firm generated over...
The Honest Company finished 2025 with a strategic pull‑back from apparel, direct‑to‑consumer fulfillment, and its Canadian business, sharpening its focus on wipes, personal‑care and a leaner diaper line. Reported revenue fell to $371.3 million, yet adjusted gross margin rose to 38.7%...
Nutanix reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $671 million, up 13% YoY and within its $670‑$680 million guidance, while ARR grew 18% to $2.284 billion and NRR held at 109%. The company lowered its full‑year revenue outlook to $2.82‑$2.86 billion, citing higher‑than‑expected revenue deferral from...
Bristow Group reported Q3 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $67.1 million, up $6.4 million sequentially, and total revenue increasing by $9.9 million, led by strong Government and Other Services performance. Offshore Energy Services revenue slipped $2.4 million, partially offset by higher utilization in the Americas....
Principal Financial Group delivered a strong full‑year 2025 performance, posting adjusted non‑GAAP EPS growth of 12% and reported EPS growth near 20%, beating its own targets. Operating margins expanded to 31% and ROE rose to 15.7%, the high end of...
Insight Enterprises reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2 billion, a 1% decline driven by a 4% drop in product sales and an 18% fall in on‑prem software as customers migrate to cloud. Gross profit rose 9% to a 23.4% margin, marking...
Microsoft reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $81.3 billion, a 17% constant‑currency increase, driven by a record $51.5 billion cloud segment that grew 26% and topped $50 billion for the first time. Operating income rose 21% and EPS jumped 24% to $4.14, while operating...
TKO Group Holdings reported Q3 2025 revenue of $1.12 billion, a 27% decline driven by the loss of On Location Olympic revenue, while adjusted EBITDA surged 59% to $360 million, lifting the margin to 32%. The company secured a seven‑year, $7.7 billion UFC...
StandardAero reported a record $6.05 billion in 2025 revenue, up 15.8% year‑over‑year, driven by double‑digit organic growth across its Engine Services and Component Repair segments. Adjusted EBITDA rose 17% to $888 million and free cash flow surged to $209 million, reflecting stronger pricing,...
Nu Skin Enterprises reported FY 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.27, a 51% increase, with full‑year revenue of $1.49 billion and Q4 revenue of $370 million, both within guidance. Operating margin rose to 6.7% and cash balance reached $240 million while debt fell to...
Agilent Technologies reported Q1 2026 core revenue of $1.8 billion, up 4.4% year‑over‑year, and non‑GAAP earnings per share of $1.36, meeting internal expectations despite a $10 million hit from a winter storm. Operating margin held at 24.6% after a 50‑basis‑point decline, while...
Nvidia announced a return to the consumer PC market with new low‑power system‑on‑chip devices slated for Dell, Lenovo and other OEMs. The chips combine CPU and GPU functions, aiming to extend battery life and diversify Nvidia’s revenue beyond data centers....
Southwest Gas Holdings completed its transformation into a pure‑play regulated natural‑gas utility by fully divesting Century, using the $1.35 billion sale proceeds to retire all holding‑company debt and boost cash to nearly $780 million. The company reaffirmed its 2025 net‑income outlook at...
Dole plc reported full‑year adjusted EBITDA of $395 million, a modest 1% increase year‑over‑year and ahead of its guidance. Revenue rose 8.2% to £9.2 billion, while net income fell to £82 million due to discontinued operations and non‑cash charges. The company completed the...
Sinclair Inc. reported Q4 2025 revenue of $836 million, a decline from the prior year’s $1.0 billion, primarily due to a steep drop in political advertising. Core advertising revenue grew 14% year‑over‑year, boosted by live‑sports programming and the Digital Remedy acquisition....
EPR Properties reported Q4 2025 adjusted FFO of $1.37 per share, a 5.4% year‑over‑year increase, and AFFO of $1.39, up 7.8%. Total revenue rose to $182.3 million and the company’s investment base reached $6.9 billion across 330 properties, with 99% occupancy. Management...
S&P Global reported a strong fourth‑quarter 2025, with revenue up 9% year‑over‑year and organic constant‑currency growth of 8%. Adjusted operating margin expanded 60 basis points to 47.3% and adjusted diluted EPS rose 14%, hitting the top end of its guidance....
Clear Secure Inc. posted record Q4 2025 results, with revenue of $240.8 million, a 16.7% year‑over‑year increase, and total bookings up 25.4% to $287.1 million, driven largely by ClearOne enterprise wins. Adjusted EBITDA reached $79.9 million, delivering a 33.2% margin, while free cash...
The Nasdaq‑100 ETF (QQQ) rose 1 % as a broad tech rally unfolded, led by semiconductors and supported by gains in internet and software stocks. Short‑covering in non‑profitable, heavily shorted tech names amplified the move, indicating traders are re‑entering positions after...
Companies are spending more of their revenues on capex, and so far, this hasn’t come at the expense of either dividends or buybacks. At the bottom in 2022, companies were spending 5.4% of their revenues on capex, and that has...
The earnings picture has continuedto provide support for this now 40-month old bull market. With Q4 earnings season soon wrapping up (with 425 companies having reported), 75% have beaten estimates by an average of 773 bps. The dollar estimate has...
Spotify’s share price has slipped roughly 33% over the past six months, hovering around $465. Despite the decline, Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim have retained buy ratings, adjusting their price targets to $650 and $600 respectively, which still suggest 30‑35% upside....
Whether this benign broadening will continue depends largely on whether the Mag 7 can hold on to its trading range. So far it has, but should support be taken out at the range lows I could easily see another 10%...
The chart below shows that the equal-weighted S&P 500 has outperformed the Mag 7 by 12% over the past 3 months. The last time that happened was in the fall of 2024, and the time before was the spring of...
After‑hours trading on Tuesday saw mixed reactions across sectors as Workday’s Q1 subscription outlook missed forecasts, dragging its stock down nearly 10%, while Lucid Group’s wider‑than‑expected loss and a 12% U.S. workforce cut pushed its shares lower than 4%. Conversely,...
Another week, another headline bombshell. Such has been the norm during the past year or so. But charts are charts, and there is a lot we can learn from them in order to optimize the signal-to-noise ratio. What do...
MELI posting a very strong Q4 2025: • Revenue $8.8B vs Est. $8.5B • TPV: $83.7B (+42% YoY) • GMV: $19.9B (+37% YoY) • Credit portfolio $12.5B
SpotGamma outlines a systematic approach to trading earnings options, using implied‑move and volatility metrics. For CRM and NVDA, implied moves are 8% and 5% respectively, with CRM showing a high IV rank of +90 indicating expensive options. The platform projects...
Tech momentum is stretched. If macro weakens or earnings disappoint, crowded high-momentum tech could unwind quickly. This chart shows the performance and valuation of a high-minus-low (H–L) momentum factor within Russell 1000 Tech. Top Panel: H–L Momentum = Long Q1 (top momentum...
$AXON Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $2.15 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.55 better than the FactSet Consensus of $1.60; revenues rose 38.5% year/year to $796.72 mln vs the $755.56 mln FactSet Consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY26, sees FY26...
tough look for Jensen and @DavidSacks and everyone arguing to keeping the China market open to older US chips (myself included) The case against export controls was always: sell to China so theres no market for their own. But they're...
There seems to be a lot of talk about the 🔵50 day moving average for $SPY If you recognize the market has been stuck in a range, you expect price to cross above and below the 50, that is a...
US mega caps and international stocks... same return since the start of 2024 $XLG $VEU +55% https://t.co/ivvWB6wtEx
We bounced today… but we’re still trapped between 6800 and 7000 on the S&P 500. I’m watching: 📈 $NVDA into earnings 📈 $AMD near key support 📈 Yields drifting lower 📈 $VIX back under 20 This range is going to resolve soon. Full breakdown: https://t.co/wvDXift1wY
🆓 Tuesday links: narrative-loving investors, the end of the DAT boom, and growing demand for elevators. https://t.co/vZ3ezyQCtk chart: https://t.co/tgBy66cSK7 https://t.co/E3cZ7Gtawi
Para offer —> $31/shr with $0.25 ticking fee…. WBD board says “Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a “Company Superior Proposal””
Semiconductors hit new all-time highs again today. Not just on an absolute basis, but also relative to the S&P500. Here it is overlaid with Semiconductors on an equally-weighted basis for perspective. https://t.co/eujRGfCygY
SPX tight 3-month range of 4.3%.. and it's smack in the middle of it https://t.co/9KwEPpi3uu
Interesting… Ritholtz filing for first ETF. Trend following strategy. I like the Goaltending name/concept (a la Granny Shots another bball metaphor). Ben and Mike are the PMs. One to watch.
Both the NYSE Advance-Decline line and the S&P500 Advance-Decline line closed at their highest levels ever on Friday.
